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Legal, Compliance Heads Named In Mallinckrodt-Endo Merger
Ahead of finalizing their $6.7 billion merger, Ireland's Mallinckrodt PLC and Pennsylvania-based Endo Inc. announced that Mallinckrodt's current chief legal officer and Endo's chief compliance officer will be a part of the executive team that will drive the formation of what the companies said will be a global pharmaceutical industry leader.
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Teacher's Attys Get Fee Award In Jan. 6 Free Speech Case
A Pennsylvania federal judge awarded nearly $1 million in fees and costs to attorneys who scored a win for a teacher who claimed he was unlawfully pushed out for attending a Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington, D.C., rejecting a school district's argument that no fee award was warranted.
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Pa. Firm, Insurer End Suit Over Legal Malpractice Coverage
A Philadelphia law firm has dropped its bad faith lawsuit against an insurer stemming from a dispute over coverage for a legal malpractice case that ended in a $600,000 judgment against the estate of one of the attorneys, according to a recent filing.
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Early Support Key To Fixing Legal Profession's Diversity Gap
A lack of early support and systemic barriers continue to block underrepresented students from entering the legal profession, attorneys and legal educators warned at a Friday panel, calling for expanded investment in pipeline programs despite recent legal challenges to diversity initiatives.
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Teachers Want $218K In Costs After Pay Bias Trial Win
Counsel representing two female teachers should receive nearly $218,000 in costs following a jury trial in which the workers were awarded $165,000 over claims that a Pennsylvania school district paid them less than men, the teachers told a federal court.
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Flaws Remain In Bar Fitness Queries, Summit Panelists Say
Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday.
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Legal Sector Jobs Ticked Up In May Amid Uncertain Economy
The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
The University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence.
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Former Director Of Int'l Women Judges' Org To Lead Philly Bar
The Philadelphia Bar Association recently ended its seven-month search for its new executive director, selecting the former director of the International Association of Women Judges to take the reins.
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Why Guided Talks Are Key To Retaining Women Attys
At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation?
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Dickie McCamey Targets Lancaster For Firm's 20th Office
Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC has brought in the former chair of Barley Snyder's health law industry group to lead the firm's new office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and expand its reach in the state.
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How Stevens & Lee Is Widening Footprint With RI Firm Merger
After the merger of Stevens & Lee PC with Providence, Rhode Island, firm Duffy & Sweeney Ltd., the leaders of both firms say that they expect the combination will allow them to grow their business throughout New England, with the combined firm also eyeing a further expansion into Boston.
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Boom In Nonequity Partner Tiers Test Law Firms' 'Discipline'
As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability.
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After Strong 2024 Growth, US Firms Face Looming Uncertainty
Domestic lawyer headcount growth among the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. picked up speed in 2024, rising 3.1% on average and outpacing growth the previous year, but experts say the winds that bolstered that expansion may have shifted as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty.
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The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
Many of the largest law firms in the U.S. had a strong year in 2024. And as demand for their services ticked upward they invested in bench strength, boosting the number of lawyers available to assist clients, our latest ranking of the largest U.S. law firms shows.
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Taylor Duma Chair On Firm's Future After Leaders' Departures
Following a string of departures from the firm now known as Taylor Duma LLP — most notably a former name partner and a onetime managing partner — founding partner and Chairman Marc A. Taylor said the midsize law firm has a plan to grow in a more efficient and agile manner.
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Pa. Firm Defends Informal Biz Arrangement In Coverage Bid
A Philadelphia law firm and its insurer sparred Wednesday in Pennsylvania court over whether the firm needed to be an incorporated business entity to have standing for a coverage lawsuit, with the firm's attorney saying that the insurer never questioned the informal business arrangement that consisted of two seasoned lawyers sharing office space and a secretary.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds E-Discovery Leader In Philly
Barnes & Thornburg announced Wednesday that it had strengthened its professional team with the recent addition of an experienced attorney who specializes in the use of technology for discovery tasks.
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Saxton & Stump Grows Pittsburgh Shop With Litigation Pair
Saxton & Stump continued to expand its new Pittsburgh outpost with the recent addition of two litigators, who are bringing their deep experience and practices dealing with construction and commercial matters from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP.
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Today's Legal Workplace Is Hybrid, Collaborative, Survey Says
Even as lawyers have returned to the office in larger numbers than in the years during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid in-person and remote work remains the norm at law firms today, which have turned their focus to creating flexible, collaborative spaces that "link presence to purpose," according to the results of a survey released this week.
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Stradley Ronon Reunites Ex-Fox Rothschild Partners In Philly
A pair of litigators with specialties representing clients in healthcare disputes and fraud matters are working together again after a brief separation and have recently joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's Philadelphia office.
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Indicted Judge Seeks Info On His 'Disgruntled' Ex-Workers
A Pennsylvania state judge accused of misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money to pay his law firm's staff is seeking employment records from their other jobs to determine the credibility of who he calls "disgruntled employees" who made the claims about him to the government.
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Flaster Greenberg Taps IP Expert To Lead New Tech Group
Flaster Greenberg PC expanded its intellectual property team with the recent addition of a former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner who now leads the firm's newly launched cybersecurity practice group from offices in the Philadelphia area.
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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.
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What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
With law schools forgoing traditional grading due to the pandemic, hiring firms that have heavily weighted first-year grades during the on-campus interview process should turn to metrics that allow a more holistic view of a candidate, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.